Chăn tằm hái dâu cũng bồ nâu áo vá, đứng đàng đứng sá cũng áo vá bồ nâu

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Meaning · English

No matter what you do, you will still face criticism

Literally: Raising silkworms and picking peas also criticize the patching of clothes, standing on the street or standing at the market also criticize the patching of clothes

Examples

Anh ấy làm gì cũng bị chê, chăn tằm hái dâu cũng bồ nâu áo vá, đứng đàng đứng sá cũng áo vá bồ nâuHe is criticized no matter what he does

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Chăn tằm hái dâu cũng bồ nâu áo vá, đứng đàng đứng sá cũng áo vá bồ nâu” mean?

No matter what you do, you will still face criticism Literally: Raising silkworms and picking peas also criticize the patching of clothes, standing on the street or standing at the market also criticize the patching of clothes

Is “Chăn tằm hái dâu cũng bồ nâu áo vá, đứng đàng đứng sá cũng áo vá bồ nâu” formal or informal?

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